The 3D printing of food, it sounds interesting, but outside its decorative uses, the idea does not appeal to the majority of people out there. That’s not to say eventually, as the technology behind food printing matures, there won’t be a market for such a product. One German company however, called Biozoon, which we covered in an article six weeks ago, has found an interesting application for 3D food printing. Believe it or not, it just might be a multi-million dollar business idea, while at the same time helping a countless number of less fortunate individuals.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)

Dovetailed has developed a 3D printer that can make edible fruit. It extends a molecular-gastronomy technique called spherification. By combining individual liquid droplets with different flavours into a desired shape, it allows the creation of interesting bespoke fruits. It is aimed at chefs, foodies and anyone interested in making creative dining experiences.

Cambridge based design studio Dovetailed today announces the launch of its 3D food printer, a device that prints ‚fruit‘.

Working with Microsoft in Cambridge, Dovetailed has developed a 3D fruit printer that uses a molecular-gastronomy technique called spherification which is able to print an apple or a pear, or any other type of fruit in just seconds, according to Cambridge news.
(…weiter auf 3ders.org)

Every kid loves pancakes, especially when they are able to drown them in maple syrup and sprinkle some powder sugar on top. There are probably very few foods that get the respect of a child’s taste buds, like that of pancakes. This creation however, may take the cake (or should I say ‘pancake’). What if your kids had the ability to pick any object and have a pancake printed in its likeness? That’s just what the PancakeBot does.
(…weiter auf 3dprint.com)

The New PancakeBot

The New Version of PancakeBot. To be shown at the Bay Area Maker Faire. May 17th and 18th. San Mateo Fairgrounds.
visit pancakebot.com for more details.

Breakfast Gallop by PancakeBot

Visit us at the Bay Area Maker Faire, May 17th and 18th.
Follow us on twitter! @thepancakebot

Miguel Valenzuela will be making a presentation called, ‚PancakeBot: Holy Cow it Worked‘
2:00 PM Saturday, May 17th at the Electronics Stage.
He will be talking about the history of PancakeBot, some points about making and not giving up, and will be talking about how this animation was done.

Go to pancakebot.com for details about PancakeBot or makerfaire.com for details about the Maker Faire.
A Morning Gallop is a short animation by Miguel Valenzuela, creator of PancakeBot.
All Pancakes are drawn with PancakeBot and then photographed and animated.

Fans of all that is 3D printing (that definition is getting to be quite large) know that 3D printing technologies applied to food are starting to drive technological appetites. Foodini, 3D Systems’ and the Sugar Lab’s Chefjet, and Choc Edge are leading the way and now two Italian companies, WASP and 3DiTALY have gone to Modica, the Sicilian realm of chocolate, to give it a shot.
(…weiter auf 3dprintingindustry.com)

It looks like a sausage. It is a sausage. But what’s that? It’s really a pureed sausage goo, printed back into a sausage-like shape. Now the more important question: Why on earth?
(…weiter auf fastcoexist.com)